Restoration comedy
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The actress continued with the National Theatre for another two years including a performance as Mrs Sullen in the Restoration comedy The Beaux' Stratagem in Los Angeles.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Style, not substance, is the priority in “The Way of the World” at the Folger, a romp adapted from William Congreve’s Restoration comedy, updated to now and relocated to the Hamptons.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2018
Indeed, as many critics here have noted, Mr. Godwin’s production makes a case for this Restoration comedy as a work with a distinctly feminist flavor.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2015
For The Dancing Master, Arnold took inspiration from a Restoration comedy of 1671, The Gentleman Dancing Master by the playwright William Wycherley, who is better known for The Country Wife, another bawdy comedy.
From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2012
Restoration tragedy is much less important than Restoration comedy.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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